Problem Statement
HTHCV wants to get a new flag for the flagpole but in order to get a new flag they need to know how tall the flagpole is exactly.
Process & Solution
clinometer Method:
The last and final method, for this method we got to use a clinometer which is what the image to the left is. With this method we had to use angles which makes it totally different from the rest of the methods, so for this method we had to look up at what ever object we were trying to measure through the straw and then either walk forward or backwards until the sting hit the 45 degree mark, which is what you need for a right angled isosceles triangle. What an Isosceles triangle is, is that it is a triangle with two sides of the equal length sides, and all of the angles have to be able to be added up and equal 180 degrees. once we had gotten the length from the object to ourselves and our height we added it and then converted it to feet, what we had gotten was 352" and then once converted it came out to be 29.3'.
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Final Estimation:
My final estimations is 27ft because it is right in-between all of the estimates we got from the methods and I think it'll be accurate because 2/3 of the estimates were bigger then 27 but we had also gotten 25' as an answer so I think it'll be in-between the estimates.
Problem Evaluation
I really liked this problem because it motivated me to want to figure out the height of the flagpole, it became a huge wondering of mine. This problem got me to think really hard about how in the world you can measure something that big without actually having to go up to it with measuring tape and try to figure it out, it taught me 3 very helpful methods that I can now use in the future in any required situations. Something I got out go this problem was that I got to learn different ways to measure/estimate the height and or length of an un-measurable item.
Self Evaluation
I think I deserve an A because for majority of the project I was taking the lead and helped my table mates, I tried my best to find an answer for them as well. This subject was difficult but I tried my best to help myself understand by asking other tables to help us find out how to solve a problem or give us pointers on how to solve them ourselves.
Edits
- Talk more about how I felt when first introduced to the problem
- Add more pictures & diagrams
- Go more into depth for the different methods
- Make problem statement longer
- Do problem evaluation
- Finish the sections